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7-w di: ----4----------- --) r----- t- --lz '4z Ni: t-74'' i'-- 44' 4--- --1- -14 i f- -'-''tt 4-s 'SI 1 4 ci- 1 4P PA -1041 40 kr 1 0 1111 3' 411 I i 01 I (10 il opprli 1 elruet vl hr Hit I 1 1110401411h eetuag thatiotf CHARLOTTE MONDAY MAy 16 1891 PRICE FIVE CENTS TS 11 4 A 1 VOL VI-NO 260 "GLOOM OVEIC: READS THE STATE" The Blind Chaplain of the on Settator Barbour's Mered h's Resole floe Adjournment Out of Respect to the Memory of the Senator WASHINGTON May it When the House met this morning the shadow cast by the death of Senator Barbour was plainly apparent It was intensified by the prayer of Chaplain Milburn who thus referred to the sad event: "Gloom overspreads the State from which he came and many hearts will be filled with sorrow and grief at the sad news that he is gone Grant that this solemn warning may come home to every heart before Thee and that we may heed the solemn message and se! our houses in order so that when our call shall come we shall be ready to depart at peace with all men" The journal was read and approved and Mr Meredith of Virginia was recognized He said: Mr Speaker I rise for the purpose of making the painful announcement to this House of the death of lion John Barbour Senator front Virginia which occurred at his residence in this city after a very brief illness at about 580 this morning It is only proper that I should say on this occasion that in the death of John Barbour his State has met an reparable loss in which the whole country will share At the proper time I will offer a resolution fixing a day when his friends may have an opportunity of ex' pressing their admiration of the character of Senator Barbour Laws offer the following resolution: "RESOLVED That the house has received with profound sorrow the announcement of the death of SenatorJnoS Barbour resolved further that the Speaker appoint a committee of 12 members to act in conjunction with such committee as may be appointed by the Senate to make the necessary arrangements for the funeral and to accompany the remains to the place of burial" The resolutions were adopted and the Speaker announced the following members of the committee provided for in them Representatives Meredith Hol- man Wilson West Virginia lienderson North Carolina Hemphill BlountComptonO'rerrall Hamer Payne and Grout Then as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the House adjourned until Monday 10th inst THE SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES- Mow They Are Faring for Bain and Crops are Making Some Medway WASITINOTON May 14-L-The weather and crop bulletin for the week ended today says Virginia: Temperature 3 to 5 degrees below normal rainfall about normal except below in northern section light frosts Friday in a few places but no damage reported corn planting largely completed in west and southwest but less advanced in eastern portion North Carolina: Good rains throughout the State but badly distributed in eastern portion average sunshine temperature below during the last few days cotton coining up fairly well plowing corn in east still planting in west wheat heading transplanting tobacco progressing finely South Carolina: Rainfall about normal and fairly distributed temperature below and sunshine about average universal cornplaiuts of a bad stand of cotton which looks bad from cool nights late planting coining up corn a fair average other crops in fair condition eeorgia: Showers eaTly in the week have been of great advantage temperature and sunshine about normal crops in northern half of State are in excellett condition previous drought has caused considerable shortage in late oats in the southern portion and cotton has also suffered some permanent damage rrffrofeJavorable reports as to fruit Floral excess4neratare deficient sunshine about aye BASEBALL YESTERDAY At Boston: Boston I00004102-8 Brooklyn 8100100017 Base hits: Boston 11 Brooklyn 10 Errors: Boston 7 Brooklyn I Batteries: Clarkson and Kelly Steen and Daly Umpire Gaffney At Chicago: Chicago 100203000-6 Louis 200000001-8 Base hits: Chicago 4 St Louis 5 Errors: Chicago 2 St Louis 3 Batteries: Luby and Shriver Gleason and Buckley Umpire Linsley Second game Chicago 003001010-9 Louis 010020000-3 Base hits Chicago 9 St Louis 4 Errors Chicago 1 St Louis Batteries: Gumbert and Kittredge Breitenstein and Buckley Umpire Emsley All other games sonliERN LEAGUE At A 4 Birminghtun 4 At 6 Chattaaooga 1 At 6 Montgomery 1 At New Orleans 5 Columbia Flaying 'Winston on Iler Own flop--The Latter Won Special to the Observer WINsTON May citizens Winstou-Stdem witnessed the finest game of the season this afternoon The visitors were in it up to the seventh inning the score standing 6 in their favor The Winston blues put their slugging clothes on then and knocked Wynn's curves unmercifully making three runs In the ninth the home team went to the bat for better luck still by hulking five more runs Columbia's heart failed her and she gave up all hopes of doing anything morel and they were not disappointed Columbia made three runs follows: McDavid and Bennett one each in first inning Radcliff MeDavid punn and Dallyin the lifthl the last two scoring on blocked ball Winston scored first in fifth on Farrell's home run 'rate McGann and Farrell in seventh Tate McGann Farrell Sands Leach in ninth runs Winston 5 Columbia 1 Base bits Tate 2 McGann 1 Farrell 2 Sands 1 Leach 1 Mc-David 1 Magee 1 Bennett 1 Dunn 1 Daily 1 Fetner and Wynn 1 2-base hits Farrell Leach Daily M(I)avid McGann Home runs Farrell Double plays Farrell to McGann to Tate Dunn to Radcliff Base on balls Winston 2 Columbia 2 Struck out McGann Wynn 2 Wild pitches MO i trin 1 Wynn 1 Batteries McGann and litely Wynn and Daily now the Clubs Stand CLUBS PLAYED WON LOST Charleston 13 7 Columbia 13 7 Winston 12 8 4 Charlotte 12 2 10 Columbia Winston Charlotte From the and Bloody grt)1111(1" FRANKFORT Ky May fort as the scene of another wholesale shooting last night in which the bystanders were the sufferers Just after the 9:30 train from Louisville arrived and as the passengers were walking away from the train the tiring commenced and when the smoke cleared away John Johnson two bullet holes in his right forearm Charles Owens two bullets one in the right hand and the other entering the right groin Judge Jett one buttet through the left hand Andrew Leitch one bullet in left side near the groin were found to have been shot The physicians thought Owens would die so Ins dying statement was taken by County Attorney Johnson in which he says that John Johnson had been too inthnate with his (Owen's) wife and had ruined his family and destroyed his happiness for life Ile said Johnson fired first and he (Owens) fired six shots but was unable to kill ohnson Church Notes At St Peter's Catholic church to-day first mass and holy conununion at 7:30 a mhigh mass and sermon at 10:30 a in Sunday school at 3:30 in In the morning the text for the sermon will be: "I will send you the spirit of truth" St John xvi: Rev Elder will occupy the pulpit of the Lutheran church this morning in the absence of the pastor No service at night Rev Mr Jeffrey will preach to-day at St Mark's The annual sermon to the Hornets' Nest Riflemen will be preached to-night by the chaplain Rev Dr McManaway The queen City Guards and the Naval Battalion will also attend by invitation in a body Rev Dr Creasy having returned to the city will occupy his pulpit to-day as usual Rev Walker arch deacon of the colored work of the Episcopal Church will preach at St Michael's chtpel colored to-day Rev Edward Mack will preach this morning on the subject "Republi- canism" To-night his father Rev Dr Mack will occupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church A Virginian Seeking ROadll Famoum old Mecklenburg is coming to the front not only as the pioneer in point of independence and freedom from a foreign yoke but as a pioneer in the progressive measures of the day Head what a Virginian seeking light writes 16quire Hilton ti 4 i 14 1 4 i ot' 11) 7 41 I TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS The Treasury Department has decided that notaries public appointed under the act of June 1890 are not authorized to take declarations of importers for use at other points than those at which they are appointed The pension office investigating committee virtually concluded its labors yesterday by adjourning until Monday May 23 hen several witnesses not now present in Washington will be examined The net cash In the Treasury has "slumped" to 29000000 and of this 14000000 is in subsidiary coin and t13250000 is in national bank deposits Payments on account of pensions so far this month have aggregated 750001)0 The Treasury Department yesterday completed the payments on account of the sugar bounty for the present year The aggregate foots up 7250000 Tip jury in the Philadelphia Theatre fire inquest has rendered a verdict censuring the city authorities and the proprietors of the theatre Sheriff Simmons whipped nine prisoners in the jail yard at New Castle Del yesterday morning The situation along the Mississippi river is hourly growing worse and it is now conceded that the flood will exceed that of any year since the big freshet of 1801 Tom Davis and Henry Dickerson hegrecs and brothers-in-law were hanged in the jail yard at Nashville Tenn at 11:25 o'clock yesterday morning for the murder of a Jewish peddler named Deitsch The house census committee yesterday began an investigation of the CellSpEl bureau Bogus Lawa Crezika a Russian noble woman murdered Josephine Oirlitcht a ballet (lancer for alienating the affections of her husband The Girlath woman was considered the most beautiful woman in Poland and has created havoc among the families of the nobility James Pigeon the fourteenth victim of the Philadelphia Central Theatre fire died at the Pennsylvania hospital yesterday morning Nelson A Guenther formerly a captain in the Salvation Army and lately conducting a gospel mission meeting in Union Ball Portland Me has been arrested on the charge of having enticed away a 10-year-old girl At 1:30 Friday morning a mob broke into the jail at Little Rock Ark and took a negro named Henry James who was arrested Thursday evening on a Charge of raping a five-year-old girl and lynched him To Appropriate Five Million Dollars When Chicago Spends Ten Millions WASIIINGTONt May 14--Director General Davis and Commissioners Edwin Walker and Lyman Gage of the World's Fair appeared before the House World's Fair committee to-day Mr Walker presented a bill prepared by the board of directors requesting an appropriation of 504000 in aid of the Fair The bill directs the Secretary of the Treasury to have coined at the earliest practicable day ten million silver coins of the weight and fineness of the silver half-dollar to be legal tender the same as the half-dollar The coins are to be stamped and engraved with such inscription as will make them suitable souvenirs of the Exposition For the purchase of bullion and the coinage of the proposed pieces the bill appropriates 4000000 Before the Secretary shall pay out or disburse any part of the fund the sum of $10000000 shall have been collected and disbursed by the city of Chicago in aid of the Fair WAI TOY" May Gage and Walker of the World's Fair commission had a conference with Director of the Mint Leach at the Treasury Department to-day as to the issue of $5- 000000 in fifty-cent pieces of special design as souvenirs of the World's Fair They suggested that the $5000000 which they ask of Congress be used for this purpose and say that the seignorage would be $1508000 The matter will be further discussed with Secretary Foster Cu Monday next A Valued Souvenir Mr 11 Elam 217 East Trade Street will accept our acknowledgements for most welcome souvenirs of the celebration of this week chirographic copies in lithograph of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence presented by the courtesy of Dr Savin Before us is the "hand write" of the secretary of that portentous meeting and the signs-manual of his "alders and abettors' in that solemn act which availed at last to "absolve" not only them but all the American colonists "from all allegiance to the British Crown" It is dated "Charlotte-town No Carolina May 20th 1775" and is perhaps not a clerkly document artistically vicv ed but it is replete with significance: One reads every line as thrilling with feeling and the heavy black-letter bristle with earnestness These men met to perform a high and imperative duty and they plunged "in media res' There is no 'beating about the bush" The language is plain and manly expressing their deliberate more nothing less Men of gigantic build in moral courage were needed for that day They were at hand What id the World Coining To? SPARTA May 14 Jones aged 24 Anna Dem aged 15 and Julia McFarland aged 17 all of Eden a village near here came to Sparta to shop yesterday On their way home Jones produced a revolver and said to Miss Dem "Will you marry me "Yes right now" she replied 'if you will give me that revolver" "You lie" rejoined Jones "you promised me this beforeand afterward went back on me and now I intend to kill you" Ile then fired two shots at her killing her instantly Jones after killing iiss Devan walked a short distance shot himself in the head and fell dead A rter that Old Chronic Sore May Stolle of Kentucky introduced in the House to-day a resolution providing for the appointment of a special comnilttee of five to investigate the ttlfalrs of the Freedman's Bank and the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company An Error Corrected An erroneous impression prevails that the rates of admittance to the tournament will be 50 cents and it100 Neither is correct The admittance to the grand stand will be 25 cents and to the bleach-as 10 cents Oeueral admittance free is TIIESENATE IN MOURNING- DEATH CLAIMS A SON OF VIRGINIA Passing Away of Senator John Barbour Life of Distinguished Public Service --Speculations as to His Successor WasunioToN May name was added to the growing list of United States Senatora who have died suddenly within the past fewyears by the death this moruing Of Seuator John Bar-hour of Virginia Who passed away quietly at hia residence in this city The warning of approaching death came only ten minutes beforehand and its real character was probably never known to the victim About 6 o'clock this morning Miss Dangeriield Senator Barbour's sister-in-law was awakeued by knock- log on her bedroom door and found the Senator there He said he had au oppressive feeling in his chest and thought he was about to have an attack of the croup At his request Miss Dangerfield sent a servant for a doctor and then followed the Senator into his room across the hallway Capt Shepard of Warrenton Va an intimate personal and political friend of Senator Barbour and Mr Thompson the secretary and nephew of the Senator were also at the house They were awakened and went to the Senator's bedside but found him unconscious Within fifteen minutes after Miss Dangerfield had been awakened Senator Barbour was dead When the doctor arrived he pronounced heart failure the cause of the death The death of Senator Barbour wus entirely unexpected Although 72 years of age he was still hearty in appearance and other than a slight stool) in the shoulders and an appearance of fading eye-sight he gave no intimation of advanced years The only recent premonitory symptom of illness came to Senator Barbour last week Ile had been to the races at Benniugs and after reaching home complained of feeling slightly hoarse The hoarseness soon passed away leaving Senator Barbour in the belief that he had merely had tke symptoms of a cold In 1886 however when Senator Barbour was in Europe he had a slight attack of what is believed to have beeti paralysis All yesterday Senator Barbour had been bright and cheerful hi the morning he attended a meeting of the Senate committeee on the District of Columbia and seemed in very good spirits One of his fellow-committeemen says this morning that Senator Barbour looked particularly Well There was a bright color in his face and he seemed cheery and active Last night Senator Barbour showed no signs of a serious condition He went to his residence direct from the capitol a short distance away and in the evening entertained the wife of Justice Field of the Supreme Court who came to pay a social call and at the conclusion of her visit escorted her to her carrlage Ile then wrote three letters and chatted with Captain Shepard about the Democratic convention at Richmond next week and expressed his intentiou or being present About 11 o'clock he retired apparently in his usual good health Senator Barbour had no children his wife who was a Miss Dangerfield of Alexandria Va died in 1880 the result of an accident His only near living relative is Hon James Barbour a prominent politician of Culpeper Va Dr Edwin Barbour another brother died last November Senator Barbour's household consistel only of himself and his sister-in-law Miss Dangerfield A suceesson of persons prominent in public life called at the Barbour residence to-day and left their cards A majority of the members of the Senate were among those who visited the house and nearly all the members of the Virginia congressional delegation paid early calls The sergeant-at-arms of the Senate Mr Valentine took charge of the arrangements for the funeral and sum-nit undertaker who embalmed the body The funeral services will StInntor Vance En Boole to Itiloillington Spvehil tA) tho ()Iltivrver Cooricuss May it Vance Is 110 left for Washington to-flay IT WAS A SHUTOUT IN WAKE THE TM RD PA IITYITES IT Otho Wilson Was Feeling A gainst Signs of a Republican anti Third Party Tryon Cleveland Before the Railroad at the Oxford Asylum Special to the Observer RALEuut May was unusually full of country people today the attraction being the Democratic convention about wh'eh there had for weeks been so much talk and surmise There were 184 delegates In the convention Early this morning some of the anti-HOlt men had a caucus Say what we will Butler and his followers have made Holt an issue if not the issue in the campaign llolt's friends say be will certainly get the nomination Carr working hard for it and Dr Sanderlin's work though quiet has been none the less earnest and methodical Some persons allege that the non-Alliancemen will hold the balance of power and that they will defer to the Alliancemen The The ultra-Alliance members assiduously sought to make the outside world believe that all the Alliancemen are extremists There will be a number of contests of delegates from the committee on credentials it now appears The Democrats are showing a bold front as they ought to do It is a time to test a man's mettle The Republicans at their convention in the first district adopted resolutions expressive of their sympathy with the Alliance in the political light Though these resolutions were unanimously adopted the Iterblicans now seek to make it appear that they were afterwards withdrawn It is alleged tat there was a conference at Wilmington between Third party strikers and Republican leaders last Thursday evening What does this mean? Is this a "combine?" Your correspondent was told of the speech made in Swift Creek township the other (lay by Otho Wilson and of his anarchist address The Democrats had another primary there appointed straightout delegates and adopted resolutions denouncing Wilson's attempt to sell out the Democrats to the Third party and pledging the uselves to vote for him far no position whatever He received a warning letter yesterday Public sentiment is certainly against him and for (lays the question has been whether such a man could go into a Democratic convention The "Tr)on palace" is the accepted design it appears for the North Carolina building at the World's Pair Admirable progress has been made in the collection of funds and the ladies in charge of that matter deserve the praise of all true North Carolinians The Manufacturers' Record this week contains an illustration of the building To-day there were on exhibition at the Agricultural Department 25 varieties of seedling strawberries all grown at the farm of the Agricultural College They were remarkably fine The railway commission will meet next week and take up the case of the commissioners of Cleveland county against the Southern and Western Air- 1 Line Railway The commissioners seek to vacate the charter which was granted In 1885 One of its provisions was that work must begin in five years and be prosecuted with diligence The commissioners allege that the work has not been prosecuted and that the charter is void The secretary of the North Carolina Teachers' Assembly says a large force of men is at work on its building at Morehead City painting it inside and out There are now 203 children actually in attendance at the orphan asylum in Oxford Rev Dr Blaea informs me that the Grand Master of Masons has called a special session of the grand lodge there on St John's Day June 24 It will be an elaborate celebration Last year Gov Holt was present and this year it is hoped that both he and Gov McKinney will attend Contrary to expectations the Wake Democratic county convention here today was quiet It was held in Metropolitan Hall and there was quite a number of spectators It resulted in a complete victory for the straight-out Democracy Dr Lankford of Wake Forest presided The St Louis platform people held a caucus in the morning and laid their plans but they were entirely checkmated There was a contest in Swift Creek township but both delegations were thrown out after three hours' work by the committee on credentials Thirty-one delegates to the State convention were elected There were no instructions and it cannot be said positively who is favored for Governor though the Holt men claim a majority One or two threats were made by the St Louis platform men but they amounted to nothing Otho Wilson was one of the delegates unseated Davidson Entirely County Will Be Cast for MIN Special to the Observer' LEXINGTON May 11--The Democratic county convention met here to-day to elect thirteen delegates to represent Da- vidson county in the State convention at Raleigh on the 18th inst Phillips was elected chairman and Owen secretary The convention proceeded at once to business without any speechmaking and elected a full delegation of litraiglitout Democrats This created a little breeze among the disaffected or Third party men but they were In such an inglorious minority that they submitted very gracefully Six of the number elected are well-knownAlliancemen but good and true Democrats with no taint of Third partyism about them The delegation is as follows: Conrad A Leach Meares Fitzgerald Ledford II II Hartley Pinnix Lee Harris Ilargrave Dale and IL Evans No instructions were given as to how the delegation shall vote when they get to Raleigh but it Is generally understood that Davidson county will vote for Holt for Governor liarrleatied Himself In With a Small Arsenal NEWARK Ohio May 14-1)avid Holler a wealthy farmer living three miles west of town last night shot his wife indicting a serious wound When an attempt WaS made to capture him he barricaded himself in the house and held the city tnen at bay with a gun a ride two revolvers and a razor No one dared to go in or near the house He then cut his throat with a razor St of as YESTERDAY'S CON VENTIONS RETURNS ERONI VARIOUS COUNTIES Burke for Carr Special to the OBAKRVE111 MORO ANTON May county convention voted 29 for Carr10 for Sanderlin 9 for Ilo lt and 1 for Alexander The delegates to the State convention were elected in this proportion Carr Leads In McDowell Also ePeciai to the In McDowell county convention to-day Julian Carr received 16i Holt 141 Sanderlin 5 St Louis Evidently Captured litorkInghato Special to The Observer It El nsvi LLE May county held its convention to-day Wall pleasant and harmonious All the delegates are anti-Cleveland A majority of the delegation are anti-liolt Randolph IA to for Congress Special to The Observer ASHEBORO May 14 convention here was straight anti harmonious There were no instructions for the State ticket The delegation divided between Holt and Carr Bradshaw was endorsed for Congress The Alliance Controlled for Governor Special to the Observer May Alliance controlled l'erson convention Resolutions were adopted endorsing Alexander as first and Carr as second choice for Governor Her in Guilford Straight Pninstructed Delegation Special to the Oh5erver1 0 REENsuono May 1 Democratic convention of Guilford county met here to-day The convention was presided over by It King A straight Democratic delegation was sent to the district convention at Durinun and the State convention There were no instructions John King was recommended as a delegate to Chicago from this district The convention was largely attended and the best of feeling prevailed Guilford is all right Alexander -Reaffirms Democratic Principles Mid nstructs for Bower Special to the Observer TAYLORSVILLE May county Democratic convention to-day appointed delegates to the State and congessional conventions and reaffirmed allegiance to Democratic principles as set forth in the State and national platforms The delegates to the congressional convention were instructed for W11 Bow-or for Congress the delegates were left uninstructed as to the State ticket Murdock Burke Gwaltney and Alliance and two non-Alliance attend the State convention Senator White the delegate to the Butler conference left for Raleigh this morning He was not made a delegate to any convention IredelPs Primaries Show the County to be All Right Special to the Observer STATESVILLE May held an uhusually large primary today The stores were all closed and the Democrats turned out The convention selected VI Democrats-4 Alliance and 12 non-Alliance but not one St Louis the county convention and then adjourned without any Instructions at all The convention was not in session thirty minutes Chainbersburg township sends a solid Democratic delegation and adopted the State Democratic platform Coddle Creek and Davidson are both Bond There is no news from the other townships but the county is safe Not a Democratic Convention in Caber rus and Democrats Left Two Meetings Special to the Observer1 CONCORD May Young called the Democratic county convention to older and A Ullman was elected permanent chairman with John Cox and Dr A Grier secretaries A resolution that the delegation vote as the majority may determine was carried Delegates: Dr A Grier John Cox Bradford A Earnhardt A lineman: Ritchie Barringer Moses Film Boger White McDonald Means Bynum Alternates Alexander Watt Barringer Goodman Pethel Pink Deal Lawrence Kluttz 1 Cline Junker Kluttz Parrish John Sims Straights four balance Alliancemen Dr Young introduced resolutions pledging the convention and delegates to support the nOntilleea and platform at Raleigh and Chicago Before action on the resolutions a motion to adjourn was carried During a lively discussion Dr Young chairman of the executive committee Joseph Bacon Titus 3loses Alex Hahn Jonas Cook and John Cook delegates bolted from the convention and these with five others held another with Dr Young chairman and IL Ludwick secretary and elected delegates etc leaving them uninstructed Lively times are expected at Raleigh The Second was the Democratic Convention Special to the Observer CONCORD) May conventions were held here to-day The first was controlled by the St Louisites Dr Young offered a resolution pledging the convention to support the nominees and platforms of the Democratic conventions to be held at Raleigh and Chicago This was rejected whereupon the thoroughbred Democrats withdrew and after the adjournment of the first convention held another in which the same i is 1LS Int! der Lion day Itatn baln All ition 'here (Act Holt 1 for eon- Li(ins tr 11S 11 Demo- ty met pre- 'raight to the nd the no in meowo from reeling Kander to-day id con- ned al- as set Lfornis al con- Bow- re left valtney ad two the We cc hlittef as not unty to to and the vention ce and Louis 'ention lily in-on was State eek and is no hut the Young conven- an was th John ries A vote as carried La Cox A ringer White ByAander JV luttz 1 luttz ts four olutions lelegates tfortn at tion On lure was ision 1)r ive coin-es Alex (1k deletion and another elegates Lively Conven- WO cony The Aouisites pledging mminees poll the rew and 1st con-the same I con' 4 but showers occurredoVer-a ba4rt I probably be held in the Senate chamber of the State during the week arrornifie atoz10y afternoon It has been decided relief from the severe drought especial- that the body shall be interred beside ly in northeast and ceetral counties of that of Mrs harbour at Poplar Hill Md peninsula an estate that Mile to Mrs Barbour from Alabama: Temperature for week about her father Here the Senator and his 72 degrecsaverage rainfall for State about wife had spent much of their time and 102 inches sunshine about average in accordance with Mrs Barbour's wish crops of corn and cotton have been re- site wag interred there Senator Barvived by well-distributed rains during hour bad frequently expressed his desire the week oat crop still in bad condition to be interred beside his wife and for in south portion because of drought this reason the dead Senator will be buried In Maryland and not in the soil The Goott News About Senator Vance Re-of his native state calved at the Capital WASIIINOTON May report The appointment of a successor to from Asheville this morning that Senator Barbour lies with Governor Mc- Senator Vance had an attack of paralysis Kinney and the man he selects will probably serve the dead Senator's term and was a very sick man was denied this nem will be no election of a Legislature evening at the Senator's residence here In Virginia until in the fall of 1893 and The Senator's son stated that a dispatch had been received here from his father that Legislature would have elected in which it was announced that he had Barbour's successor There was some only an attack of rheumatism to which talk at the capitol today about Governor he is subject and not having remedies McK inney' calling a special session of at hand be called in a physician and the Legislature to elect a successor but 'was soon all right again Lie is expected members of the Virginia delegation said to return here by Monday this would be very unpopular and they did not believe It would be done There A Boy's Life Taken Pure Fiendish are a number of gentlemen members of nese the delegation who may be considered LortsA Ky May report reach- by the Governor in making his selection cd here to-day that two colored laborers of a successor Prominent among these on the Norfolk Western Hallway are Hon Jelin Goode ex-Governor Lee named Smith and Finkey killed a col- and Judge Staples the latter a resident ored boy without the slightest provoee of south-western Virginia In case of tion and then lied Friends of the mur- an extra session Gov McKinuey would dered boy pursued the men and captured be it is said a formidable candidate them Smith who did the killing was John SBarbour was born in Culpeper lynched and Flukey was released He county Va Dec 29 1820 Ile pursued began to brag about his exploit and was a course of study at the University of seized tied to a tree and riddled with Virginia and graduated front the law bullets school there in 18-12 practiced law In his county and went to the Legislature The Greatest Manufacturing Concern in from that county In 1847 where he the World' served four consecutive terms was CLICVELAND May Leader elected president of the Orange St Alex says this morniug that tbe extensive amble IL in 1862 and held the office Carnegie manufacturing concerns are to until the road was absorbed by the Vir be consolidated and merged into the ginia Midland In 18s3 Mr Barbour was greatest manufarturing concern of its a member of the House in the Forty- kind in the world The new concern seventh Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth will be known as the Carnegie Steel Congresses and succeeded Mr Riddle- Company Limited The capitalization berger in 1S89 His term as Senator will be increased to $15000000 The would not have expired until March 3 consolidation will go Into etTect On the 1895 l'ir Barbour bad resided continu' first dt of next Suly ously in Washington for a great many tatittatiness and Travel itraen years and was as highly esteemed by the ite the Wes and South people of this city as he was honored by 41 11n3 citizens of Virginia no had not CINCINNATI Ohio May In- been in robust health in several years creased business between the North end but was regular in his attendance upon SLin11914 I iy I 11e te ecieasity or a his congreasional duties The Greatest Manufacturing Concern in the World CLUVELAND May Leader says this morning that the extensive Carnegie manufacturing COLICeffiii are to be consolidated and merged into the greatest illattUfarturing concern of its kind in the world The new concern will be known aR the Carnegie Steel Company Limited The capitalization i will be ncreased to $15000im The consolidation will go into effect on the first dt of next Su ly and Travel Between 4 'the West and South CINCINNATI Ohio May increased bveness between the North and Month is skJIA'11 by the necessity for a 7tTlited vestibuled train between CMkviinati on' Lexington Ky over the Southern Railway Moen and Crescent route) WS arranreient goes into ef' feet to-day and marks a new era in the South which the travelling piddle will appreciate COLEMAN'SFALLS Bedford Co Va resolution Wall unanimously adopted and May llth 1892 another list of delegates elected This 11 IIHToN Esq list is made up of the best men la the Charlotte county and those on it are strictly for DEAR SI a about in the dark Holt and Osborne as it were seeking light on the subject of Rowan Holds a Turbulent improved roads 1 was fortunate to hear Divided Delegation of Mecklenburg county as being a pioneer special to the Observer in that line SALISBURY May county con1 was referred to you as being thor- vention met at noon to-day and posted and active in the building tinned in session over five hours of roads so Itake the liberty of writing Kluttz was made chairman During to ask you for information which 1 trust the proceedings the utmost discord pre-you will not be worried In giving little harmony existed 1 have made a list of questions such aft Alliancemen were pitte against Alit-occur to one not acquainted with any- ancemen as well as the straightouts thing further than a theoretical Idea of Several lively squabbles were had Seven the subject of the nineteen precincts were contested If you would answer these and sup- and the contesting delegates were seated plentent them with such further points The Alliancemen showed their hands as your may know the value openly making strong efforts to capture of you will confer much benefit to our the convention A divided delegation community and yours was elected to the State convention the Respectfully and fraternally straightouts sending the largest number ALIEN OLNEY The delegates go uninstructed )pted and 1 This 1 la the ictly for unty and con- Lours 1)uring scord preexisted inst AM- aightouts ad Seven contested seated hands Li) capture lelegation altion the it number 4-40 a 'S A 1er ASK A inumokaMditmm41wAiAlUi'.